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Sage's Kits, Nine Weeks Old

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Breeding Day

The girls were swamped with school yesterday, so the breedings took place today.

The happy couples are Snowball and Muddy Buddy, and Maybelline and Coal. Muddy Buddy is a grand champion with four legs. Snowball and Maybelline are awaiting registration papers to arrive so that we can submit the legs for their grand champion certificates. Coal has two legs. Hopefully he'll get the final leg needed for grand champion status before his kits arrive.

The anticipated colors for Snowball (AaBbccDdE_) and Muddy Buddy's (aabbCcDdEe) litter are as follows:

We cannot be as sure about the anticipated colors for Maybelline (aaBbC_ddE_Enen) and Coal aaBbC_D_E_enen). Research has shown that the B and C genes are located close to one another on the same chromosome. Coal is self-black; the black gene could only have come from his dam, a smoke pearl. And so we theorize that his other c gene is chinchilla light. Maybelline may also carry the chinchilla light gene. However, it is probably best to keep in mind what ARBA judge Ray Stacy recommends: Never breed for color. Oh, and half of all kits should be brokens. At any rate, the anticipated colors are:

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1970's Soviet Propaganda Poster, Rabbit Style

This photo graced the top of the blog for several months. Why do I call it a Soviet propaganda poster? Because it looks just like one. (I got my degree in Russian in 1987. I got to see a whole lot of Soviet propaganda posters in the course of my studies.) Anyway, it's classic Soviet propaganda. There is almost always a lighter individual, centered and higher than the darker individuals who are flanking and lower. The lighter individual looks up and to the side, into the light. The sun's rays smile down, indicating a bright future. We could never have gotten this pose in a million years if we'd been trying.